SBI Q1 net rises 1% as loan loss provisions widen

Loan loss provisions increased 70% year on year to ₹4,518 crore from ₹2,652 crore in the year earlier, squeezing net profit despite loan growth remaining strong. Chairman Dinesh Khara said the provisions were mostly related to legacy standard assets and the asset-quality outlook for the bank remained unchanged."We don't have any challenges in asset quality," Khara said.